The power to save the planet is inside us all – how to get past despair to powerful action on climate change

How well people exercise their agency will determine the severity of global warming – and its consequences.

Michael E Mann, Director, Earth System Science Center, Penn State • conversation
March 1, 2022 • ~9 min

Digital sound archives can bring extinct birds (briefly) back to life

There are no more ivory-billed woodpeckers or Bachman’s Warblers on Earth, but they’ve left an echo behind.

Hannah Hunter, PhD Candidate in Geography and Planning, Queen's University, Ontario • conversation
Feb. 25, 2022 • ~9 min

Life Sciences Supermind Report outlines proposed solutions to re-imagine the global health ecosystem

Collective intelligence methodology identifies key findings to accelerate the pace of innovation and build health resilience.

MIT Center for Collective Intelligence | MIT Media Lab • mit
Jan. 24, 2022 • ~6 min

Here's why we need climate protests: even if some think they're annoying

Joining a protest doesn’t just help attract others to supporting important causes - it comes with personal and psychological benefits too.

Yasemin Gülsüm Acar, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Dundee • conversation
Dec. 16, 2021 • ~6 min

The Internet Archive has been fighting for 25 years to keep what's on the web from disappearing – and you can help

Portions of the internet disappear every day. Preservation of this historical record requires a proactive approach by archivists and everyday citizens.

Stephanie Shreffler, Collections Librarian/Archivist and Associate Professor, University Libraries, University of Dayton • conversation
Aug. 13, 2021 • ~8 min

Harvard’s Mark 1 finds its new home

After a yearlong delay, the landmark Harvard IBM Mark I Automatic Calculator shifts residences to its new Science and Engineering Complex in Allston.

Alvin Powell • harvard
July 23, 2021 • ~8 min

Pooling society's collective intelligence helped fight COVID – it must help fight future crises too

The WHO is creating a Global Pandemic Radar – an example of collective intelligence that must learn lessons from this pandemic.

Kathy Peach, Director of the Centre for Collective Intelligence Design, Nesta • conversation
June 24, 2021 • ~16 min

Pooling society's collective intelligence helped fight COVID – we can no longer ignore 'the wisdom of crowds'

The WHO is creating a Global Pandemic Radar – an example of collective intelligence that must learn lessons from this pandemic.

Kathy Peach, Director of the Centre for Collective Intelligence Design, Nesta • conversation
June 24, 2021 • ~16 min

Comprehensive report on pandemic response solutions developed by 180 leading experts

Online platform harnesses collective intelligence to accelerate recovery from Covid-19 and prepare for future disease outbreaks.

MIT Center for Collective Intelligence • mit
March 30, 2021 • ~6 min

US museums hold the remains of thousands of Black people

Proposed legislation would identify and protect African American cemeteries. But it wouldn't cover the remains of thousands of Black people in museum collections.

Chip Colwell, Associate Research Professor of Anthropology, University of Colorado Denver • conversation
March 24, 2021 • ~9 min

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